SINGAPORE: Singapore kicked off their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win over Guam at the National Stadium on Thursday (Oct 12). First-half goals from Christopher van Huizen and Jacob Mahler put the Lions ahead before Jason Cunliffe pulled one back for the visitors late on.
Singapore's Christopher van Huizen celebrates after scoring against Guam at the National Stadium on Oct 12, 2023. SINGAPORE: Singapore kicked off their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win over Guam at the National Stadium on Thursday .
Round 1 winners will join the top 26 AFC teams in the second round, a group stage. The rounds are also the first two rounds of qualifying for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup. Substitute Ilhan Fandi had the ball in the back of the net twice in the second half, but he was offside both times.Captain Cunliffe stepped up and fired his side back into the match with a venomous left-footed strike that gave Singapore goalkeeper Hassan Sunny no chance.
Singapore and Guam had met on one previous occasion in 2015, when they played out a 2-2 draw at the Jalan Besar Stadium – with Cunliffe also on the scoresheet that day.
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